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Written for the November 2009 Bushwick Book Club inspired by Charles Darwin's "On The Origin of Species."

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You know the humble bees
They fertilize heartsease
And the humble bees they fertilize the clover
And the fieldmice need
To steal the honey sweet
So they chew the honeycomb till it's all over
But then the cats they seize
The little mice to eat
And the little mice they don't get any older
So that the humble bees
Can fertilize heartsease
And the humble bees can fertilize the clover

Charles Darwin said
Check your head
We're bound together in a web
There is nothing you can do
That doesn't pull another thread
It might be better not to move at all
And call in sick instead
You've got to think of the outcome
When you get out of bed

Now Darwin's friend Huxley
He said that old maids keep
The cats that eat the mice that eat the honey holders
Without the mice to feed
The humble bees succeed
And they fertilize the heartsease and the clover
The clover feeds the beef
That feeds the Queen's army
And then England has its hale and hearty soldiers
So that an old maid's glee
May also guarantee
The sway of British rule from Darjeeling to Dover

Charles Darwin said
Check your head
We're bound together in a web
There is nothing you can do
That doesn't pull another thread
It might be better not to move at all
And call in sick instead
You've got to think of the outcome
When you get out of bed

You've got to think of the outcome
You've got to think of the outcome
You've got to think of the outcome
When you get out of bed

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from Songs About Books (selections from the Bushwick Book Club), released August 10, 2013
Recorded by Matt Roth at Olive Juice Music, NYC.
Originally released on the Bushwick Book Club Vol. 1 compilation in April 2010.

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Sweet Soubrette Brooklyn, New York

Sweet Soubrette features the songwriting, vocals and ukulele of Ellia Bisker, whose dark, edgy "existential indie rock" has won fans' hearts and critical praise since the release of debut album Siren Song. She is joined by a talented backing band, often featuring as many as 8 musicians onstage. Sweet Soubrette's fourth album, Big Celebrity, was released in 2016. ... more

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